Before Overwatchwas even released, Blizzard had done a wonderful job of setting the scene and lore for some of its characters. The likes of Tracer, Soldier, Genji, Hanzo, and Winston all got their own fleshed-out back stories via some fantastic animated shorts, followed by stories for Zenyatta and Bastion, and then the occasional comic release for even more narrative fuel.

It’s been a long time since we last got an animated short, but the good news is that more are on the way.

Speaking to press at the event, game director, Jeff Kaplan, said more animated shorts were in the works.

“The animated shorts are probably the thing that we have the most fun making,” Kaplan said (via Polygon). “We really love working with our animation group and digging out the stories not tied to any constraints of gameplay — we can tell any stories we want.”

Kaplan said that the animated shorts were “probably” the one thing the team has the most fun making.

Back in February, Michael Chu, the lead writer on Overwatch, reached out to community queries about Overwatch‘s lore, confirming that more story content was on the way for the game’s universe.

“We’re all excited to continue to explore the world of Overwatch,” he said. “[We] are hard at work creating new story content for the year, which should hopefully start to roll out in the very near future. Stay tuned,” he said.

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